Melody P.’s Posts
on 3/6/25 5:26 am
Good mornin y'all.
Nothing much happening today. We may go to a certain grocery store for some sale items. We might be getting some snow this weekend, Saturday. I'm over the cold and especially the snow. My body is over it!
I got sick yesterday from a sugar overdose. I went to Buckees with my peer support friend. I had two small samples of fudge and that's all it took. An hour later I was feeling like **** I'll never learn it seems. Still not feeling great but the iron supplement is keepin my stomach in a constant state of upset.
QOTD: I don't have much of a green thumb. If I tried animal raising I'd never eat 'em again. We're thinking of trying growing some veggies this year but not on a big scale.
B: eggs, sausage and cheese + coffee
L: burrito
D: probably chicken and a small salad
on 3/5/25 5:24 am
Good mornin y'all.
Not much happening today. We're going to Sam's. I had a very off day yesterday. We did get groceries bu I came home and felt like **** I ended up taking three somewhat naps/rests. I feel ok this morning other than pain so hopefully it'll be a good day.
I'm hoping to get some stuff done today too, laundry and vacuuming. I should be getting a component of my nieces birthday present in the mail. I am excited for it! I got her a book that has a ton of tuts in it...lots of rings and some pliers.
QOTD: the sunsets and scenery. The people are not amongst my favorites. Drive around my area and you'll find out they aren't very nice. They are also nasty towards those that don't think the same.
B: pancake on a stick with sausage and coffee
L: ????
D: stuffed chicken breast and some veggie of some sort.
on 3/4/25 6:23 am
Good mornin y'all.
Jennifer, I don't get that either. Esp after just being on the job 4 months. People have an amazing amount of audacity anymore.
It wasn't a good night. Moving along.
its been thunder snowing this morning. It's 36° outside. I'm over winter! Today we may stay home but it depends. We may go to Walmart or to pick up a prescription. My doctors office is supposed to call back about the ur analysis. Or at least she said she was supposed to call. We'll see! I'm going to try and start up chainmaille again tonight. My shoulder is really whacked and I tweaked my neck on the other side. If there is a way to hurt yourself and not know how I am the queen of finding it.
QOTD: not really sure I have one. Either day of the weekend if I had to choose. Not many phone calls happening then. I like it that way.
B: egg whites, bacon, cheese and coffee
L: chicken breast, carrots and maybe a 1/4 cup black beans
D: maybe soup.
on 3/4/25 3:51 am
I am so sorry to hear about your losses! I will keep their families and you in my prayers!
on 3/3/25 6:11 am
Good mornin y'all.
it was an interesting weekend. Our garage door opener broke in spectacular fashion. It came detached from the wall and barely missed falling on our car. My brother came over Saturday and we managed to get it open enough to get the car out. We'll be calling today to see if someone can come fix it. It's not an old garage door but the opener is old and the track for it is old too. My grandpa kind of rigged it in there how it wasn't supposed to.
my bloodwork results and UR analysis shows I likely have CKD. I repeat the analysis Friday and we'll see where we go from there. I will have to have another colonoscopy and likely an EGD as well. I've got a referral into a GI doctor. I personally don't think I have a GI bleed but it's best to make sure I guess. My spirits are ok though. I'm not overly worried per se. It'll be what it'll be. If I do have CKD I will have to really alter my diet. I see a lot of research being done this week
QOTD: my grandpa letting me jump off of his shoulders when we were at the lake. I must've been 7 or 8. I don't remember a lot of my childhood.
B: egg whites, sausage , cheese and a special k crisp. Coffee
L: probably a salad of some sort
D: ????
if you've ever been loved by a cat you get this all to well.
on 2/28/25 6:32 am
Good mornin y'all!
so glad this week is over too...well almost over. Ha.
Good mornin ladies.
Can't sleep much as usual.
Yesterday was a doozy. I have osteoarthritis in the SI area. I have to see a GI doctor now. My doc believes I have a bleed somewhere as my iron is pretty low and other numbers point to it I guess. I have to get monthly B12 shots. I have to get more lab work and UR analysis next week. Take a strict iron regimen. I may have something up with my kidneys, either an infection or damage.
Right now I'm freaking scared I'll lose coverage with Medicaid. I'm lucky that I still belong to the clinic I got to. If I lose Medicaid I will have a bit of backup just in case. I'll lose a lot of things but will get basic stuff. I'm just terrified. I'm on Medicaid due to being on disability. I don't know how I'll survive without either.
i'm angry and I'll be damned if I give up on any of this but there is fear too.
Today will be just a thrift store day. I may wash my bedding. I was able to order my nieces Bday gifts. She's is wanting to learn CM so there it is! I am excited but also scared...she is left handed and will likely weave different than me so it'll be interesting for both of us. I also got her a couple pairs of pliers. I always over do for these kids but oh well...it makes me happy when they feel seen!
QOTD: depends on who. I hate hate hate talking on the phone. Esp to strangers. Email I would say...not a fan of texting.
B: breakfast burrito, coffee and 5 pretzel nuggets(ugh).
L: Not sure on this one. I haven't been able to eat a lot of protein and I need to focus on it.
D: chicken with Brie and maybe some Brussels sprouts
bracelet I made 10 years ago and a meme.
on 2/27/25 11:56 am
Thank you to everyone!
he wants me to see a GI doctor. I have to have monthly B12 shots. Repeat of some tests next week and in 8 weeks. Start a strict regimen of iron. He's waiting on ur culture to see what to do about that. She said it might be a kidney issue.
we'll see!
on 2/27/25 5:20 am
Good mornin y'all.
yesterday's appointment went far better than I thought it would. He ordered the bloodwork, X-ray and listened! The bloodwork shows some type of infection...probably a bladder or kidney infection. My iron is at 21. I've got some work to do. My A1c went down to 6.6. Officially .5 of a drop. I should hear today from the doctor or his nurse about the bloodwork and X-ray. also I should be getting the final stuff for the CGM next week. His nurse also raised hell with my bariatric surgeons office. They tried to get me an appointment since he hasn't seen me in two + years. I tried to call and they had had a data breach so they said they'd call me when it cleared up. Nada. I tried to call again and could never get an answer on what to do. Mainly just need him to order the bloodwork needed.
Hopefully I'll start feeling better soon.
Not much planned for the day. I'll need to go pick up some prescriptions and maybe we'll go to the grocery store. One local place has chuck roast 3.99 a pound. You have to buy two but it's a good deal.
QOTD: unfortunately chainmaille. No one around here cares about it but me so I frequent some fb groups.
B: eggs, sausage and coffee
L: burrito with avocado and sour cream
D: ????
on 2/26/25 6:28 am
Good mornin y'all.
yesteday sucked. My psychiatric NP is such an ass. He told me I need to manage my pain better. Even after I told him they(the pain management clinic) aren't willing to do anything else. He suggested I start a spiritual journey of some sorts. I got madder than a wet hen. Rage bough some mochi and ate two...got sick and threw them away. I swear my mind works in some wondrous ways and sometimes I am surprised I know how to breathe. I am stuck with this guy for now. He doesn't listen to anything I say.
Today I see my PCP after lunch. I am hoping he'll up the mounjaro. And do some bloodwork. Oh AND an X-ray of my hips, esp my left one.
we also have to go get groceries this morning.
QOTD: when I was a kid it was that thunder was actually dinosaurs. Now I just have an irrational fear of crowds.
B: eggs, sausage and coffee + cheese
L: 3 or 4 meatballs, pesto and ??? Maybe 4 crackers or a piece of bread
D: burrito with a low carb tortilla: avocado, hamburger meat, cheese, sour cream and refried beans.
on 2/25/25 6:36 am
Good mornin y'all.
Doctor appointment today. Lots of pain as I slept to hard on my shoulder last night. I don't do it often but had a big cry this morning, I'm just tired.
We're going to replace the toilet in the garage bathroom in the beginning of April. The current one is over 70 years old so it's needed it for a long while. It started leaking from the tank to the bowl so it kind of forced our hand
QOTD: out of all the things I've tried I really really suck at drawing and painting. I've always wanted to be good at it but I'm just horrible lol. Second would also be the language thing. I think the country's education system should teach a sl class from kindergarten or even before that. I suck terribly at it. I've tried French, Italian and Spanish.
B: breakfast burrito and coffee + a special k crisp
L: PP shake
D: chicken and maybe some black beans.
on 2/24/25 6:15 am
Good mornin y'all.
It looks to be a busy week ahead. I have doctors appointments tomorrow and Wednesday. Not looking forward to tomorrows at all. He is just so dismissive. Wednesday is my PCP and I'm hoping he'll do some of the yearly bloodwork. Also do an X-ray of my left hip area. He's usually better than my other doctors so we'll see.
Today we're going to a craft store. We might do some other stuff but haven't decided yet.
At the dollar tree yesterday the manager was putting this powdery clean up stuff. Alll over the check out area in the middle of a busy period. Well an elderly lady was in there and fell hard. Hit her head. She brought the basket down on her while trying not to fall. Thank god my mom was there and insisted on calling an ambulance to get her checked out. She is 89! The manager didn't want to call and wasn't going to. She knew she mucked up. The firemen showed up first and were able to get her up. Her back was hurting. Hope she is ok. Why the manager thought this was a good idea is beyond me. Even we almost fell on it afterwards.
QOTD: as of late I'm not terribly into many movies. I do like historically based things the most if I had to choose.
B: breakfast burrito, coffee and unfortunately 10 mini robin egg candies
L: PP shake
D: Haven't decided yet,
on 2/21/25 5:28 am
Good mornin all.
We're meeting my aunt out today for the thrift store and lunch. I'm not excited...LOL. My aunt is just not my favorite person, she created a lot of bad memories as a child. I'm excited for the thrift store for some reason. Maybe that means I'll make a find today.
I was able to more sleep last night than I have in a while. A 2 hour solid block of it. Unheard of for me and I'll take it. No big plans for the weekend here. We'll be doing laundry as it was to cold here to do it. We're supposed to get over the freezing mark today, woot!
QOTD: lemon meringue pie and I'm known for an egg custard pie. My brother still requires it for his birthday every year. On my fathers side my Gran had a recipe for a three bean salad everyone loved.
Food has honestly not been great. Not horrible but much room for improvement. Tomorrow I'm going back to tracking which I've fallen away from. It's really the only way for me to be successful.
My favorite pic of Ms.Tange yet. Some chainmaille and a meme.
on 2/20/25 12:12 pm
Good afternoon y'all.
Nothing exciting going on here today. I did an at home A1c test and it supposedly went down .5 but I'm hoping hay my pcp will do one at the clinic. I'm happy with any drop but I'm also hoping for bigger one next week.
QOTD: no, there are many food desserts in this country. Healthy and fresh food isn't always available. To me it's an excuse to stick it to poor people or those that are less fortunate. I get SNAP benefits since I'm on disability with no real other income. 72 dollars a month. The problem isn't with us. While there are some who do abuse the system, far more of them are not and are struggling. Going to food banks.
food as eggs for breakfast and a Buckies BBQ sandwich...well half of one for lunch. Dinner will be stew.
on 2/19/25 6:31 am
Good chilly morning to y'all. It's sooooo cold here...for here anyway. 1° with wind chills in -20's. We have to go to Walmart for my mom's prescriptions. Can't say yay enough! We're supposed to be in the mid 70's next week.
I'm feeling so tired but I've got stuff to do, I'm not sleep great still and pain is just..well annoying. I'm over it.
QOTD: yard sales can be ok but they make me uncomfortable sometimes. I prefer thrift stores as I don't have to look through stuff in front of the previous owners.
B: eggs, sausage and coffee + special k bar
L: Not sure
D: roast with carrots and a few potatoes
on 2/18/25 5:48 am
Quick good morning as my mom hs a doctors appointment this morning.
its currently 9° outside. Yuck. And snowy. Double yuck.
QOTD: I almost stepped on a rattlesnake once. That made me run like the wind. Was lucky to not have been bitten. I saw a wolf in Yellowstone. Fox in Rocky Mountain National Park. We have horned lizards here that have become endangered. Except we call em horny toads. I love them.
B: breakfast burrito
L: soup
D: not sure
the bracelet is finished and altered from what I posted the other day. It's much more fluid and feels nice to wear. Also a pendant I made this morning.
on 2/17/25 5:32 am
Good mornin y'all.
it was a busy weekend here. We ended up running to Sam's Saturday. They had a dozen roses for less than 5 bucks so I got some of the orangey salmon like colored one. They are so pretty and smell so good. It's better than after v-day chocolate. It made me happy.
not a lot major planned for the day. We do have to get groceries. We're supposed to be 63° today and 17° tomorrow. Not getting above freezing for at least three days. We want to get out a little as possible. My sinuses are not liking this up and down. I feel like **** in that department, it's also not good for chronic pain I might add.
QOTD: I used to but not so much now. I watched in the late 80's when I was a kid up until the big strike that soured my opinion of it all as a kid. I have met Nolan Ryan as his daughter lives here. He is a really nice guy in person and was very gracious. I couldn't tell you much about the players today.
B: eggs and coffee
L: PP shake
D: chicken with some kind of veggie
this is a bracelet I started. Have altered it a bit since but it's basically looking the same,
said roses...
Mona moo not being lucky at all.
on 2/14/25 7:17 am
Good mornin y'all and happy V-Day.
the kids are over today all day as they are out of school. I'm feeling tired. I've been up since 1 something am. Was hoping to get to the post office today but that's not happening. My brothers washer is out so we're washing the kids clothing today.
My mom just asked me why I have black bags under my eyes. Ha! No sleep is my super power. They are pretty bad.
QOTD: I would if I could. Only certain brands though.
food is terribly unplanned. I had eggs for breakfast with coffee.
on 2/13/25 6:07 am
Good mornin everyone!
Today is a new day, hopefully it'll be a good one.
I have an appointment this morning with the pain management NP. Hopefully something will move but my hopes are not what'd you call high. My shoulder is back to hurting but worse than before. I don't see the orthopedic doctor again till April. Just gotta love medical **** My pain has been bad even with T4's. I'm exhausted but I keep on a fighting.
QOTD: I've never wanted to open a restaurant but would love to open a bead/hobby store.
B: eggs, sausage and cheese + coffee
L: chicken
D: lobster
this is the bracelet I made myself for my birthday. I do love it! Plus a meme
on 2/12/25 9:35 am
Please let us know about JB's dad. Y'all have been through it with the weather and he has with the hospital visits.
and hey, you like Irish food! That sounds fancier!
on 2/12/25 7:03 am
Good morning y'all.
Yesterday ended up being a bust. My brother didn't call, my mom forgot it was my birthday until around 10am. My mom apologized and stuff. It was just a blah day. Always is. I don't know why I ever get my hopes up. Movin on...
nothing happening today. We're having an icy day outside. I'll work on chainmaille.
QOTD: Thai, Japanese and Mexican.
B: egg, sausage and half a biscuit. Coffee too,
L: not sure,
D: chicken and ?
